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Sam Woo
New Jersey Devils
Location: Harding, NJ
Joined: 03.31.2007

Jul 21 @ 11:52 AM ET
Sam Woo: 4 Potential Devils That Could Be Pick By Seattle Kraken
Theathletic is for libs
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.27.2020

Jul 21 @ 12:04 PM ET
Pretty sure they take bastian. Nj probably hoping johnsson used as bait to keep bastian on team
smitty426
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 01.30.2006

Jul 21 @ 12:12 PM ET
Taking care of the D already, I think Sea take a O from us. Their D already better than us and its not even official yet!
vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 12:12 PM ET
Seattle has taken Bastian from the Devils, per Chris Johnston
bikeguy99
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.05.2017

Jul 21 @ 12:13 PM ET
Sam Woo: 4 Potential Devils That Could Be Pick By Seattle Kraken
- SamuelPWoo


My honest prediction is that something completely off the books happens. There are only so many teams that can facilitate 3 party trades, and we are one of them. I think our players up for grabs are far less attractive than our ability to take on a short term cap hit.
dmarsden2988
New Jersey Devils
Location: stafford is about equal to rya, NJ
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jul 21 @ 12:20 PM ET
Seattle has taken Bastian from the Devils, per Chris Johnston
- vlongo4419


Not surprised

But McLeod loses his best buddy

And we lose grit
bikeguy99
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.05.2017

Jul 21 @ 12:21 PM ET
Seattle has taken Bastian from the Devils, per Chris Johnston
- vlongo4419


It sucks to lose a guy who was top of the list for blocking shots, hits, and stood up for his teammates. At the end of the day, he has just 13 points since being drafted 5 years ago, but his contributions off the score sheet will surely be missed. Best of luck to Bastian going forward.
JagrBombs19
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 06.17.2021

Jul 21 @ 12:22 PM ET
I have a feeling it will be Butcher. He has only 1 year left, so if it isn't a fit they can move him at the deadline or move on after the year. Maybe some consistent playing time lets him find his stride again, maybe not. Low risk pick that may reward them if he can finally recover to his pre-injury form.

Runner up: Johnsson, I know he looked like a dumpster fire last year but he has the pedigree of a middle 6 winger, and while his cap hit is 3.4 x2, they only have to pay 2.5 each year so it helps them hit the exp. draft floor number and also saves a little out of pocket expense for a startup franchise yet to have in game revenue.

With the Strickland tweets yesterday, do you think there is any chance we sweeten the pot for Seattle to take PK? Or trade him after the draft to Sea at 50% retained?

editors note: I'm not saying Bastian bc I am a total homer and I don't want to lose him, he'd be a solid pickup for them.

vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 12:22 PM ET
Not surprised

But McLeod loses his best buddy

And we lose grit

- dmarsden2988


Totally fine, hes a replacement level 4th liner. Now moving on, time for the trade freeze to end and the draft! Hype!
vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 12:24 PM ET
So we know all of Seattle's picks except NYR, DET, CHI, and ANA. I'm shocked by a few of their picks, they definitely left better talent out there


Also Tarasenko is still with the Blues and they're clearly going to trade him, im all for trying to get him on the cheap
dmarsden2988
New Jersey Devils
Location: stafford is about equal to rya, NJ
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jul 21 @ 12:27 PM ET
So we know all of Seattle's picks except NYR, DET, CHI, and ANA. I'm shocked by a few of their picks, they definitely left better talent out there


Also Tarasenko is still with the Blues and they're clearly going to trade him, im all for trying to get him on the cheap

- vlongo4419


Must have had some deals on the side especially with carolina
vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 12:29 PM ET
Must have had some deals on the side especially with carolina
- dmarsden2988


Yeah for sure. Hard to imagine them passing on Bean without there being a deal to not take him
thechezman
New Jersey Devils
Location: 9083103373, NJ
Joined: 04.24.2016

Jul 21 @ 12:46 PM ET
PLEASE TAKE BUTCHER ......

Lost Merrill to Vegas and he just played in SCF .
NHL D man .

Hope its not true and we dont lose Bastian.
vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 12:47 PM ET
PLEASE TAKE BUTCHER ......

Lost Merrill to Vegas and he just played in SCF .
NHL D man .

Hope its not true and we dont lose Bastian.

- thechezman


They took Bastian, its already official lol. Their whole roster is out except for 3 teams
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

Jul 21 @ 12:53 PM ET
They took Bastian, its already official lol. Their whole roster is out except for 3 teams
- vlongo4419



Have to think Butcher is on the trade block. Wonder if they can move him at the draft.
vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 12:55 PM ET
Have to think Butcher is on the trade block. Wonder if they can move him at the draft.
- smellmyfinger


I would assume so, yeah. It seems like both him and Subban are on the block
Pomegrant
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 01.18.2010

Jul 21 @ 12:55 PM ET
Have to think Butcher is on the trade block. Wonder if they can move him at the draft.
- smellmyfinger

Seems doubtful. In years past they probably could have, but in flat cap world nobody wants him even if we retain. It's just one year on his contract so it's not a huge deal anyway.
Eklblad
Florida Panthers
Location: PleaseUpdatesTheCSSWith:overflow-wrap:break-word;, AL
Joined: 03.29.2021

Jul 21 @ 12:59 PM ET
its Nathan Bastian
MartysBetter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: 94Nevermore, NJ
Joined: 07.01.2010

Jul 21 @ 1:04 PM ET
Gona miss Bastian I think. Grit, youth, potential. Sure 5 years, but many players take 5 years to start, and he wasn’t much of a liability either. Loved seeing him and McLeod together. If you’re going to have a grit guy, on this young team, Bastian is perfect. You don’t want some older bum.. at least with Bastian he still had potential to get better.
shvingter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: Puljujarvi makes draisitil and mcdavid better, CT
Joined: 10.12.2009

Jul 21 @ 1:07 PM ET
Gona miss Bastian I think. Grit, youth, potential. Sure 5 years, but many players take 5 years to start, and he wasn’t much of a liability either. Loved seeing him and McLeod together. If you’re going to have a grit guy, on this young team, Bastian is perfect. You don’t want some older bum.. at least with Bastian he still had potential to get better.
- MartysBetter88

DOOMED
thechezman
New Jersey Devils
Location: 9083103373, NJ
Joined: 04.24.2016

Jul 21 @ 1:25 PM ET
Gona miss Bastian I think. Grit, youth, potential. Sure 5 years, but many players take 5 years to start, and he wasn’t much of a liability either. Loved seeing him and McLeod together. If you’re going to have a grit guy, on this young team, Bastian is perfect. You don’t want some older bum.. at least with Bastian he still had potential to get better.
- MartysBetter88


Good gritty player.But .....
better than losing
Johnsson , Pk , Merkley.... Does this open door for Merkley or Foote on the 3rd / 4th ???
Or Johnson ?

Kuokkanen -Hughes - Shak
Zacha - Nico - Bratt
Wood- Mcleod - Foote
Johnsson - Boquist - Merkley
------
Smith -Severson
Graves -PK
Seigenthaler-Murray



Pomegrant
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 01.18.2010

Jul 21 @ 1:30 PM ET
I think we'll be fine losing Bastian. He's just a 4th line checker with some slight offensive upside. This is the type of guy that should be replaceable and isn't a key piece to the puzzle.
Queenie_5_hole
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 05.01.2015

Jul 21 @ 1:52 PM ET

Losing Bastian stinks, but I'm not worried. Maltsev is the PERFECT replacement.







Oh wait....


Seriously, I've been a big Bastian fan for years but the team will be fine.
vlongo4419
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 07.31.2013

Jul 21 @ 2:07 PM ET
The trade freeze lifts at 1pm tomorrow, i wonder how much action we get or if everything waits til the draft
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

Jul 21 @ 2:27 PM ET
Losing Bastian stinks, but I'm not worried. Maltsev is the PERFECT replacement.







Oh wait....


Seriously, I've been a big Bastian fan for years but the team will be fine.

- Queenie_5_hole


I didn’t want to lose Bastian either, but I guess the bright side is Holtz, Mercer, Clarke and Studenic are all probably ready to compete for an NHL job at RW so they should be covered.
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